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budgallan... budgallan...
 
M$1 December 18, 2008 08:00 AM

What is your favorite 3rd party application for Twitter?

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pestilence pestilence
 
 December 18, 2008 08:13 AM
Depends on the operating system.

Windows would definitely have to be twhirl. It's free, lightweight, runs on Adobe Air, connects to Twitter as well as friendfeed, laconi.ca, etc., allows you to search through tweets, and includes built-in image/link posting using TwitPic/snurl/twurl/etc. I've been using it for about 4 or 5 months now and have really been enjoying it.

For the iPhone, the best client I had used was Twitterific. The reason I liked it so much was that it was simple - it didn't involve a lot of clutter no matter how many people you're following, it had simple text entry boxes, and still included picture posting and things like that.

I use twitter the most from my Nokia N95 now, which I use Fring for. Fring is available for any Symbian S60 mobile device (among other operating systems) and was meant to be an instant messenger but in their past few releases they've integrated Twitter, Facebook, Gmail and some more. So in addition to being able to tie in your MSN, ICQ, whatever IM account - you also get Twitter/Facebook/etc. updates in the form of an IM window within Fring. The only downside I've found to date is that you can't actually follow links by clicking on them - it does not hyperlink urls.
Source(s):
http://www.twhirl.org/
http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific
http://www.fring.com/



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jeffhoard jeffhoard
 
December 18, 2008 08:21 AM
I second Twhirl, I use Twitter and FriendFeed, twhirl allows me to follow both on my desktop

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jasoncalac... jasoncalac...
 
December 18, 2008 08:04 AM
Twitterberry because I live on my BlackBerry
http://www.orangatame.com/products/twitterberry/

Although I think someone could build a better one.


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nicktr nicktr
 
December 18, 2008 08:05 AM
http://www.tweetdeck.com
A nice piece of software for browsing multiple twitter streams. Great if you like to watch multiple search results at the same time, while keeping an eye on your own stream, @replies and direct messages. Plus nice and easy to use interface.

And for your iPhone - tweetie, ($3 USD) has loads of useful features. Allows you to do practically anything you could with a desktop client - search, follow, unfollow, trends etc. Plus you can search for nearby tweeters using gps. Definitely worth the money.
http://gotapps.com/tweetie-best-twitter-iphone-app-reviewed/
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http://www.tweetdeck.com/
personal use.


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waitingfor... waitingfor...
 
December 18, 2008 08:12 AM
I just use the website for desktop tweeting, but I use Twitterrific for my iPod Touch. It does what I need a Twitter app to do, and the interface is easy to use. It is also free, which is a great advantage over other paid apps of similar quality.
Source(s):
http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific


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zokiboy zokiboy
 
December 18, 2008 08:17 AM
Currently I like TwitterGadget that enables Twitter in Gmail or iGoogle page! It's still early version, but it's very useful. See a demo on: http://www.twittergadget.com/
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http://www.twittergadget.com/


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michaelpau... michaelpau...
 
December 18, 2008 08:37 AM
Mac: Twitterrific
PC: Twhirl
Web Browser: TwitterFox
iPhone: Twinkle (twitter + geo location... so fun!)
All-in-one: Digsby (combines multi-protocol IM; access to multiple social networking sites like twitter, myspace, facebook; mail checker, and more.
Source(s):
http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific
http://www.twhirl.org/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5081
http://tapulous.com/twinkle/
http://www.digsby.com/


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beni beni
 
December 18, 2008 10:39 AM
Aside from all the 3rd part apps already mentioned, I would like to mention Hahlo. It's a very neat Twitter web app for mobile Twittering. Even if you're using various Twitter clients on your iPhone or other mobile devices, Hahlo is the one you should keep in mind, too. There is some stuff that can only be done or can be done better with Hahlo, e.g. deleting tweets. It works on any device with a browser, but is made for mobile devices. Below is a screenshot of Hahlo on an iPhone.

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http://hahlo.com


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rhonmark rhonmark
 
December 18, 2008 03:55 PM
I second hahlo. Aside from the features you mentioned, I love the 'In Reply To' button that tells you what particular tweet the other person is replying to. It's very convenient coz it runs in a mobile browser.

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floatr floatr
 
December 18, 2008 10:40 AM
Tweetdeck is the recent one I've started to like on Mac. http://www.tweetdeck.com/
It allows many filtering and viewing options to your twitter stream. You should try it if you are an heavy twitter user.

For a simple and uncomplicated user, Twitterific (http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific) for Mac or Twhirl (http://www.twhirl.org/) for Windows should suffice.
Source(s):
http://www.tweetdeck.com/
http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific
http://www.twhirl.org/


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jnousis jnousis
 
December 18, 2008 12:22 PM
I use tweetdeck a lot! Very good client though sometimes the memory usage goes wild!

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maydbs maydbs
 
December 18, 2008 12:42 PM
My top fav one is definitely Twhirl - http://www.twhirl.org/
It has a nice interface, wrapping up all the functions in a small panel that won't take much space of your screen. The alerts sound is not as annoying as using TweetDeck. You can personalize a lot of features as you like it.
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http://www.twhirl.org/


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andyhannon andyhannon
 
December 18, 2008 12:49 PM
Twitterberry. It's simple, does what I need it to do, and to be honest, completely justifies the purchase of my Blackberry.

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thesid thesid
 
December 18, 2008 01:03 PM
Well there are many applications for twitter. It depends on what kind of online presense you have. If you browse a lot, there is an extension for firefox, if you are mobile there are applications for iphone etc.
My favourite would be the TwitterFox extension for firefox. Its easy, has all the tabs (recent, replies, messages) and sits as a small tiny icon in the firefox status bar. It also displays the number of new messages in the status bar.
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TwitterFox : http://www.naan.net/trac/wiki/TwitterFox


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mukesh sah... mukesh sah...
 
December 18, 2008 01:49 PM
http://www.twittad.com/

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davea davea
 
December 18, 2008 02:34 PM
On the desktop: Twitterrific. It's concise, and works well. The free version does have ads, but they're nonintrusive, and just show up in the timeline.

On the iPhone: Twinkle. Works well, does location-based tweets, overall good feature set.

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ifrederic ifrederic
 
December 18, 2008 02:56 PM
Mac: TwitterFox (in Firefox) or Web
Blackberry: TwitterBerry
iPhone: Twinkle

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spruiked spruiked
 
December 18, 2008 02:59 PM
NatsuLion for the iPhone. It's brilliant.

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henrymiche... henrymiche...
 
December 18, 2008 03:02 PM
Definitely Thwirl http://www.twhirl.org/
- Nice, simple, and tiny interface
- connects to multiple Twitter, laconi.ca, Friendfeed and seesmic accounts
- shorten long URLs (using snurl, twurl or is.gd)
- cross-post twitter updates to Pownce and Jaiku
- post images to TwitPic
Source(s):
http://www.twhirl.org/


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bojomojo bojomojo
 
December 18, 2008 03:32 PM
twitterfox for fierfox, doing all things at the same time :)

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xds xds
 
December 18, 2008 06:20 PM
Mibbit's plugin for twitter is the best "3rd party application"

http://www.MIBBIT.com


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dzynone dzynone
 
December 18, 2008 11:46 PM
TweetDeck

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theta1594 theta1594
 
December 19, 2008 04:52 AM
Twinkle for the iPhone
Twhirl (you will need to download adobe Air) for the PC/Mac
Source(s):
Twinkle (itunes app store)
Twhirl http://www.twhirl.org/
Adobe Air http://get.adobe.com/air


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